Ryan Potter

Ryan Potter was born on September 12, 1995. He was born in Portland, Oregon. His father is Japanese and his mother is American. He is Jewish through his mother. Ryan was raised in Japan and moved with his family to the United States in when he was in elementary school. He then started doing kung-fu at a near by kung-fu dojo called White Tiger Kung Fu for 8 years. The actor currently stars in Nickelodeon's hit new show, Supah Ninjas. Ryan has trained in White Tiger Kung Fu for 8 years. He is currently training for his next rank. In his free time, Ryan loves to play baseball, go airsoft with his friends, snowboard and travel. He is a big fan of action movies and hopes to make movies himself one day.In 2011, Potter founded the organization "Toy Box of Hope", a charity which holds an annual holiday collection drive for children in homeless shelters and transitional living facilities in the Los Angeles area.[11][26]During the second annual event in 2012, Potter spoke of the focus of the organization, stating "[W]hat we want to do is provide bedsheets, jackets and toys to [homeless shelters], so these kids are like, 'Wow, someone cares, there's hope.'"[27]In 2012, Potter was reportedly planning to expand Toy Box of Hope to include a "Birthday Party Box" program.[26]In June 2012, Potter became one of the youngest celebrities to lend his voice to California's No H8 Campaign in support of same-sex marriage. When explaining his involvement, sixteen-year-old Potter stated "I know what it feels like to be bullied. And I will not tolerate the thought of anyone, for any reason, being bullied. It starts with young people, and it can end with young people. As we learn to embrace our diversity, we become stronger, more tolerant. The differences are beautiful. The differences matter. It's what makes life an adventure."[28]Following the premiere ofSupah Ninjasin January 2011,[21]Potter became one of Nickelodeon's popular young stars, featured in numerous teen magazines and making personal appearances in the network's special,Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Playand its reboot of the 90s game showFigure It Outas well as an appearance on its sister network's broadcast of the 2011TeenNick HALO Awards.[22][23][24]In March 2012, Potter began a recurring role onFred: The Show, portraying Fred's best friend.[25]In 2010, Potter began his acting career at the age of fifteen when he received a leaflet in his kung fu class announcing Nickelodeon was looking for teenagers to star in a new martial-arts themed program entitled Supah Ninjas.[14][15][16] After a few days of considering an acting career, Potter decided to audition, eventually landing the series' lead role of Mike Fukanaga, a typical American teen who discovers he's a descendent from a long line of ninjas.[7][13][17] In March 2012, Nickelodeon announced it had renewed Supah Ninjas for a second season.[18][19][20]